Poughkeepsie, NY - The Vassar College Baseball team slugged out 33 hits and 30 runs to soar to a Liberty League doubleheader sweep of Union at home on Sunday afternoon. Vassar run-ruled the Garnet Chargers 15-5 in game one followed by senior Jensen Bergman breaking the all-time triples record and hitting for the cycle in the Brewers' 15-8 triumph in game two.

Vassar's record improves to 5-11 overall and 2-4 in Liberty League play while Union drops to 6-10 overall and 1-2 in conference matchups.

Game 1 - Vassar 15 Union 5 (8 innings)

How It Happened

• Union took the early 1-0 lead in the first after Caleb Miller scored on a wild pitch and then pushed the lead to three on a two-RBI triple from Ryan Kolodziejczyk in the third.
• Vassar answered with four runs in the third to take the lead following a RBI single from Bergman, a two-RBI single from first year Aidan Annello and a RBI double from first year Kieran McGrath.
• The Brewers lead ballooned to 7-3 in the fourth as first year Jack Biskupiak doubled home a run and later scored on an error along with junior Noah Stockman adding a RBI single.
• The Garnet Chargers cut the lead to 7-5 behind two solo homers from Miller and Dylan Swarts in the top of the fifth.
• Vassar responded with four runs in the fifth following RBI base hits from first year Noah Townsend and sophomore Dash Edwards along with a two-RBI single from Bergman.
• The Brewers tacked on a run in the sixth on a RBI single from Townsend to expand the lead to 12-5.
• Vassar earned the run-rule victory in the eighth inning behind a RBI double from Townsend, a RBI single from Bergman and a double from Biskupiak that clinched the 15-5 win.

For The Brewers

• Townsend recorded a perfect 5-for-5 game with two doubles, four runs scored and three RBI along with Bergman going 4-for-5 with four RBI and a run scored.
• Biskupiak tallied two doubles, two RBI, two walks and two runs scored while Edwards registered two hits, two runs scored and a run batted in.
• First year Eric Wallick also posted two hits and a run scored while first year Nick Kreatsoulas posting a hit, three runs scored and two walks.
• McGrath added a double, two runs scored and a RBI along with Annello driving in two runs and Stockman knocking in one.
• Senior Addison Lee earned the win on the mound as he went 6.1 innings, allowing five hits, five runs, three walks and struck out seven.
• Junior Sage Roy-Burman tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief and struck out four.

For The Garnet Chargers

• Miller finished 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and a RBI while Kolodziejcyk added a triple and two RBI.
• Swarts recorded a homer, two runs scored and a RBI along with Evan Lagemann tallying a hit.
• Jacob Skarlis took the loss on the mound following 3.2 innings, allowing nine hits, six runs (five earned), one walk and struck out five.

Game 2 - Vassar 15 Union 8

How It Happened

• Vassar took the early lead in game two as Biskupiak knocked in a run with a single followed by McGrath's RBI double to put the Brewers ahead 2-0 in the first.
• The Brewers tacked on three runs in the second on Bergman's record-setting triple as he cleared the bases for the 14th triple of his career.
• Union got back within 5-3 in the third inning on a towering three-run homer from Swarts.
• VC blasted two homers in the fourth to expand the lead to 8-3 following a two-run homer from Bergman and a solo homer from McGrath.
• The Garnet Chargers scratched out a run in the fifth on a RBI double from Kolodziejczyk to trim the advantage to 8-4.
• Wallick's two-RBI single in the sixth put the Brewers up 10-4 and VC expanded the lead to 12-4 on two errors in the seventh.
• Union battled back to get within four in the eighth inning as Swarts scored on a wild pitch, a two-RBI double from Cooper Ames and Ames scoring a wild pitch to make it 12-8.
• VC tacked on three insurance runs in the eighth inning as Biskupiak knocked in a run with a single and McGrath's two RBI double scored Bergman, who singled in the inning to complete the cycle for the first time in program history.

For The Brewers

• Bergman completed the cycle going 4-for-5 with five RBI and five runs scored while McGrath added three hits, including his first career homer, two doubles, four RBI and two runs scored.
• Biskupiak totaled two hits, two run scored and two RBI along with Edwards going 3-for-4 with four runs scored and two walks.
• Townsend added a hit and a run scored along with Wallick knocking in two runs.
• Junior Will Darrell earned his second win of the season as he went seven innings, allowing six hits, four runs, two walks and struck out nine.
• Senior Danny Wellner tossed a scoreless ninth inning and struck out two.

For The Garnet Chargers

• Miller went 3-for-5 with a run scored along with Swarts finishing with two hits, including a homer, two runs scored and three RBI.
• Ames added two RBI and a double while Kolodziejczyk adding a hit and a run batted in.
• Andrew Keaveney went 2-for-4 with a run scored and Brendan McCormick added a pinch-hit single.
• Alex Casey took the loss on the mound as he went three-plus innings, allowing six hits, seven runs, five walks and struck out two.

Up Next

• Vassar will host Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday in non-conference action at 3:30 p.m.
• Union travels to SUNY Cobleskill on Tuesday.